Colour Combo Week

On the Daring Cardmakers blog the 2012 theme for the first Friday of each month is a Colour Combo Challenge - we're taking turns to set the colours and it's my turn this month.

Browsing around the net for inspiration I found lots of fab ideas, but in the end settled on a gorgeous photo featuring  shades of

Caramel. Pale Lemon, Duck-egg Blue and a hint of Gold

the cool colours seemed perfect for Spring - well I'm hoping the warmer, brighter days we've been having means that Spring isn't too far around the corner!

Here's my card

 Materials:

14cm square brown card blank

Papers; I've used papers from my scraps box, so not sure what they are!

Aqua, lemon, white ribbons and the paper and organza blooms are all from various sources

Flower centre is a button covered with Glossy Accents, with Czech glass beads and tiny gold beads embedded in it

Dew Drops for extra bling, pc generated sentiment 

Tools:

EK Success Moroccan Lace border punch

Spellbinders plain circle plus Floral Tags and Accents

The Aqua ribbon I've used for this card is actually some from the big reels I bought to make a ribbon cushion to match the colour scheme of Izzy's parents' wedding, so it's nice to be able to use it on this card - even if they probably won't even notice!

This is the photo that inspired me to choose these colours

The DCM blog looks soooo pretty today with all these colour-themed cards there are lots of different styles and ways to use the colours, but it all works so well - please pop across and have a look - and we'd love for you to join in with us too. 

Earlier this week I added a couple of new projects to the Sketch File blog.  One of them is a gorgeous chippie artwork from Carol who makes the most  inspiring variety of wonderful things - definitely worth a visit to her BLOG!

The other project is a card from yours truly - I've been trying to get a little bit organised by making this one to send to MIL for Mother's Day

Materials:

Smooth white 14cm sq card blank

Papers: MME 6x6 "Fiddlesticks" pad from Miss Caroline collection

Prima flat blooms from stash

Coiled flowers made with scraps of same papers

Off-white seam-binding and small cream wired flower from Creative Treasures

Half-Rosette made with two layers of same papers

pc generated sentiment 

Tools:

February LO from the Sketch File

EK Success Moroccan Lace border punch (can you tell it's me favourite, hehe)

Memory Box Rosette Die

That's it for today, I hope you like what you see and will visit again soon